How to Configure the Lockdown Key in Talk-com

1. Press alt and then the letter O (do not press these together”.
2. Press enter on “configure talk key”.
3. Press shift-tab to "assign pause key to lock talk key check box not checked" Press space bar here if you would like to make your pause key your lock down key for playing golf, music or giving a lecture in a class. Otherwise you can shift-tab to scroll lock, print screen, or middle mouse button for lock down key as well. Just remember whichever one you choose you must press space bar to check the option you would like.
4. Once you’ve picked your lock down key tab back to “key Mode” and make sure it is the global mode that is checked, if it is not just arrow up to check it.
5. Press tab to the OK button and press enter.

Note that you will be told that you need to restart the client before these changes take effect.

Now when you want to lock your key down just press the pause key or whatever key you chose and listen for the chirp and then take your turn and when you’ve finished just press the key again to unlock the key.

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